Decade of Betrayal - Mexican Repatriation in the 1930s (Paperback, New Ed)

The first edition was the recipient of the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights Award as an outstanding work on intolerance and violation of basic rights. During the Great Depression, a sense of total despair plagued the United States. Americans sought a convenient scapegoat and found it in the Mexican community. Laws forbidding employment of Mexicans were accompanied by the hue and cry to ""get rid of the Mexicans!"" The hysteria led pandemic repatriation drives and one million Mexicans and their children were illegally shipped to Mexico. Despite their horrific treatment and traumatic experiences, the American born children never gave up hope of returning to the United States. Upon attaining legal age, they badgered their parents to let them return home. Repatriation survivors who came back worked diligently to get their lives back together. Due to their sense of shame, few of them ever told their children about their tragic ordeal. ""Decade of Betrayal"" recounts the injustice and suffering endured by the Mexican community during the 1930s. It focuses on the experiences of individuals forced to undergo the tragic ordeal of betrayal, deprivation, and adjustment. This revised edition also addresses the inclusion of the event in the educational curriculum, the issuance of a formal apology, and the question of fiscal remuneration.

General

Imprint:	University of New Mexico Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2006
First published:	May 2006
Authors:	Francisco E. Balderrama • R.L. Rodriguez
Dimensions:	230 x 155 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	427
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-8263-3973-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > History > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8263-3973-5
Barcode:	9780826339737

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